Oregon Revised Statutes Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally § 135.275

(1) A law enforcement agency may not seize any cash, cashier's checks, money orders, credit cards, stocks, bonds or real or personal property that a person deposits, or attempts to deposit, with the clerk of the court, or a person designated by a magistrate to take security under ORS 135.270, in order to obtain security release as described in ORS 135.265 unless the law enforcement agency first obtains:

(2) After seizing cash, cashier's checks, money orders, credit cards, stocks, bonds or real or personal property under subsection (1) of this section, a law enforcement agency may not further transfer or distribute the cash, cashier's checks, money orders, credit cards, stocks, bonds or real or personal property to any person or entity without a court order specifically authorizing the transfer or distribution.

(3) As used in this section, “law enforcement agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 131A.005.